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[CRASTER'S KEEP, EVENING]
[RAST leads a woman roughly away from the Keep. LOCKE is watching from behind a tree. RAST pushes the whimpering woman down and laughs. He grabs her shirt from behind and pulls her up. The woman sobs. RAST pushes her forward.]
Looks of disgust passed around at the sight of the traitorous Night's Watch Man.
[They pass by LOCKE. A company of n erges from the keep. LOCKE sneaks into the grounds.[
"Jon's n have arrived," Arya said smugly. Now they'll kill all the traitors and save the won. The latter may not have been part of the plan, but Arya knew her brother would not abandon them.
[LOCKE creeps closer to the main keep, knocking a lantern as he passes, causing it to rattle and then squeak as it swings. He looks into the keep and sees the bound captives as well as so of the traitor rangers. Within the keep, BRAN STARK hears the squeaking, looks up and sees the swinging lantern. ERA REED is also curious. JOJEN REED coughs. The group converse about their capture and the journey still before them. JOJEN has a vision. The outer wall of the keep disappears, and behind the bound BRAN, the red leaves of a weirwood reach out in the sunset. JOJEN tells BRAN that the rest of them were guides, while it was BRAN who the Three Eyed Raven was searching for.]
[CRASTER'S KEEP]
[LOCKE moves stealthily through the woods. He arrives back at the ranger encampnt. JON SNOW, "DOLOROUS" EDD TOLLETT and GRENN step to et him.]
"How many?"
"Eleven n. Most of them already drunk. No guards posted. They don't seem to have a care in the world. We'll carve them up like walnut pie."
"They think themselves invincible now that they have shelter, food and won" Brandon the Elder snorted.
"Reality will soon co crashing down on them and they will receive what they deserve" Ned muttered. The Lord of Winterfell held no rcy or kindness for oath breakers and traitors.
"Karl was a top-paid cutthroat in Flea Bottom. I've seen what he can do with a knife."
"Have you seen what I can do with a knife? There's a hut on the west side of the keep. We should steer clear of it. They've got so hounds chained up inside. Closer we can get without the dogs sniffing us, the better."
"New Moon tonight."
"The night would be well lit" Jai nods.
"Get so rest. We move at sundown."
[CRASTER'S KEEP, NIGHT]
[The keep grounds are lit by torches. A door opens brusquely. KARL TANNER and so rangers stride forth, heading to the main keep. They enter the main building. Two Rangers untie ERA. She struggles as they bring her to her feet. The traitors raise ERA'S hands above her head to place them into manacles that hang from the beam above. ERA has been put into the manacles, hands raised over her head.]
"Co on Jon. Get to her please" Bran whispered his begging. Whatever was happening was his fault. He'd been stubborn and thought of nothing but himself. And now era was going to suffer for it.
"Jon... Please..." he whispered. Jon was there already. Bran needed him to be faster.
[ERA struggles against the n as they try to shackle her feet. They bind her feet as well. KARL TANNER steps towards her. KARL TANNER touches her hair.]
"You've got pretty hair, don't you? Now what is a pretty little highborn girl like you doing out here in the deep, dark woods, eh?"
"No..." Sansa's hands were shaking as she whispered. She was reminded of the ti she'd seen her future self almost get assaulted in the capital like era was now. She sees herself in place of era there, she sees herself being attacked.
Soone touched her hand and she violently flinched.
It was Bran, but he was not looking at her. His hand was shaking as well, his teeth sunk into his bottom lip and tears collecting in his eyes. He was afraid and he was looking for her hand for comfort.
Sansa pushed past her own feelings and grasped Bran's hand for comfort.
For her brother.
For herself.
[RAST enters.]
"They're here, the Night's Watch."
"Thank the gods" Sansa shuddered out her words. Jon was there, Jon and his friends were there. era would be safe.
Sansa heard a small sob and felt the grip on her hand tighten.
Bran was relieved, but he was crying.
Sansa brought her brother close and Bran buried himself into her side.
[CRASTER'S KEEP]
[The Night's Watch attack the camp, shouting and screaming. They engage with the traitors, battling with swords. GRENN, JON and LOCKE all dispatch their foes. LOCKE moves intently to the main keep. He enters to find BRAN, HODOR, JOJEN, and ERA bound.]
"Rescue party is here, lads. Lady."
"Is Jon with you?"
"Aye. I'll take you to him. You're Brandon Stark?"
"Tch, this bastard is going to use Brandon!" Jon said
"Why do you think that, isn't he your friend maybe he heard about you brother and wanted to help you." Robb suggested.
"Yes, but the realm thinks he's dead" Jon pointed out. "The Watch probably not because of everything they were dealing with. The rest of the realm only knows Sansa and Arya are the last two Starks."
Robb blinked slowly.
"There has to be an explanation," he says after a while.
But the confidence in his voice was lacking.
[BRAN doesn't answer. LOCKE slices him with his knife, testing the feeling in his legs.]
"The little crippled lord. We're going for a ride, boy."
[LOCKE covers BRAN's mouth with his gloved hand to silence him.]
"Keep talking and I'll cut your friends' throats. Starting with the idiot. Do you hear? Do you hear?"
"Wha- but he's Jon's friend!" Arya exclaid.
"No, he is not" Jon said.
Jai snorted.
"Little girl that's the man that took my hand. Poorly disguised but he is the sa man."
All of the Starks were staring at him owlishly.
Jai snorted again.
None of them even noticed.
"You've known all this ti and not told us?" Catelyn questioned indignantly.
"I assud you all were aware. I suppose I overestimated your abilities to rember faces."
The Starks bristled at the insult but had nothing to retort with.
"You knew it didn't you" Robb asked Jon who nodded his head and said "I wanted you to recognise him yourself but Jamie burst the bubble"
Arya who was sitting between them kicked Jon for not telling her but didn't say anything else after all it was their fault for not noticing it.
[The battle rages. The Night's Watch is winning. BRAN sits silently. LOCKE unbinds him further. LOCKE lifts him onto his shoulders. BRAN's eyes turn white, as does HODOR's. HODOR rocks thodically, pulling his chains free from the wall.]
[JON and the rangers continue to battle against the traitors. JON dispatches man after man.]
[WOODS BEYOND CRASTER'S KEEP]
[LOCKE carries BRAN, trudging through the woods. HODOR appears and knocks BRAN from LOCKE's shoulder. Both BRAN and HODOR have white eyes: BRAN is in control of the giant. HODOR holds LOCKE above him with one hand around his neck. LOCKE chokes and strains. HODOR twists his hand quickly, spanning LOCKE's neck. HODOR drops the lifeless body.]
"That was terrifying" Lyanna murmured. Hodor was always a gentle soul. To so see him kill soone in this manner, even if he was not in control of himself... was jarring.
[HODOR picks up the knife and cuts BRAN's bonds. HODOR exits. BRAN can hear the sounds of the battle.]
[CRASTER'S KEEP]
[JON fights relentlessly. BRAN crawls closer to the camp. JON doesn't hear him in the noise of the battle. JOJEN appears.]
"If he sees you, he won't let you go north."
"He's my brother."
"As he should. You've put him in danger too much already!" Catelyn snarled in anger. She did not like the Reed boy, did not like how he had twisted himself into Bran's mind like that.
He's going to get her sweet boy killed!
"And wants to protect you. He'll take you back to Castle Black. You have to decide. Do you want to find the three-eyed raven?"
[BRAN watches JON at battle. BRAN considers. He watches JON From afar. BRAN makes up his mind.]
"We need to free Sumr. And we need to go."
"As he should. You've put him in danger too much already!" Catelyn snarled in anger. She did not like the Reed boy, did not like how he had twisted himself into Bran's mind like that.
He's going to get her sweet boy killed!
Catelyn let out a frustrated groan. She would not allow that Reed boy around her son, she had decided that. And if Ned argued, she would argue even more vehently. Jojen Reed was not going anywhere near her Bran.
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